On my trip this summer I went to a lot of attractions that were filled with dates that will always be remembered. Started off in Dallas at Dealey Plaza, where those who were alive and old enough to remember, will never forget where they were on November 22, 1963. Moving on to the George W Bush Presidential library where the dates of September 11, 2001 and August 23, 2005 (Hurricane Katrina) were on full display. Then it was onto Oklahoma City where April 19, 1995 will always be etched in our memory from the events that took place there.

Anniversary – the date on which an event took place in a previous year. 

Those are dates that are a matter of public record. An indelible part of our history as a society. But what about dates in our personal life.  Just stop and think about how many dates we need to give memory to every year – every birth, first tooth, first day of school, wedding and of course death. In the social world we live in today, everything is an event, because it is shared instantly with your social network. The good, the bad and sometimes even the ugly.

Here I am again. Today is the 11th anniversary of the passing of Aviva. Just as I remember what I was doing on 9/11, I can actually remember every single thing that happened on August 7, 2004. Everything.

Just this week I was having coffee with a friend and we were discussing water safety after she was telling me some stories about her weekend beach day on Lake Simcoe, which is the same lake that took Aviva from us.

If you knew Aviva, I am sure you will take some time today to remember her.  Her larger than life personality. The way she captured a room with her stories and her infectious laugh. She had a gift and she shared it with the world around her. She was special and truly one of a kind.

Gone but never forgotten.

Miss you V,